Then Shalt Thou Prosper
By H. Clay Trumbull
"THEN shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfill the statutes and judgments which the Lord charged; . . . be strong and of a good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed." The assurance of prosperity does not relieve the child of God from downright work, or from times of sore trial. Of course you will prosper, if you are doing what the Lord has set you to do; but you may have a hard time prospering. Prosperity is often a hard road to travel; and it sometimes seems as if the Lord were against his children on that road. If everything seems to be going wrong with you, while you are sure that you are going right, keep up and keep at it; be strong and of good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed; then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfill the word of God to you.—H. Clay Trumbull.